Sarah Garcia

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Sarah Garcia, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist who studies non-pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in a variety of medical populations. Her past work has examined cognitive deficits in a wide variety of populations (e.g. heart failure, bariatric surgery candidates, and dementia) as well as the use of exercise, sleep and electrical stimulation as potential preventative and treatment approaches.

Garcia has received the Lillian Freedman Award and an award from the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center for her research as an Early Investigator. In addition to her graduate work, Garcia has also completed clinical work through her internship at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and through her post-doctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology at the University of Michigan.